Chords for Jimmie Rodgers - Sara Carter - Why There's A Tear In My Eye (1931).

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_ _ I once loved a _ [B] beautiful maiden, _ _ _ [F#] as fair as the blue skies [C#] _ above.
_ [F#] And each night as [A#m] we [F#] [B] wandered together, _ _ [C#] the moon seemed to [F#] smile on our _ love.
_ [B] We vowed to be true to [F#] each other, _ that nothing could cause us to [C#] part. _
_ [F#] But we never once dreamed [B] that the future _
_ [C#] held only a [F#] broken _ heart. _
_ Then there came the night when [B] we _ parted. _
[F#] We _ quarreled as all [C#] sweethearts do. _ _
[F#] And I learned what it was to [B] be jealous, _ when [C#] they told me our love was [F#] _ untrue. _ _
She [B] told me she had [F#] always been faithful. _ _
She swore that her love could [C#] not die. _ _
[F#] And then when I did [B] not believe her, _ [C#] she kissed me and told me [F#] _ goodbye. _ _
Oh, _ _ Malayo, _
_ [C#] _ _ Malayo. _
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I found I had falsely [B] _ accused her, [F#] and went back to make her my [C#] bride. _ _ _
[F#] And there in the door [B] stood her mother. _ _
[C#] She told me my sweetheart [F#] had died. _ _
I [B] went in and knelt down [F#] beside her. _
And there in the hush of that [C#] room, _ _
[F#] I prayed that my [C#m] maker [B] would take me _ [C#] and send my soul down to [F#] its doom. _ _
So now I have told you [B] the reason. _ _ _
[F#] There's always a tear in my _ [C#] eye. _
[F#] Through long weary years [B] I've repented. _ _
[C#] But I'm longing to lay [F#] down and die. _
And [B] I wonder if I'll [F#] be forgiven, _ _ when I face the master [C#] someday. _ _ _
[F#] And I wonder if I'll see [B] my sweetheart _ [C#] on that beautiful shore [F#] far _ away. _
Oh, _ _ Malayo, _
_ [C#] _ _ Malayo. _
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[F#] _ _ _ _ _
I once loved a beautiful [B] _ _ maiden, _ [F#] as fair as the blue [B] skies [C#] above. _ _ _
[F#] And each night as we wandered [B] together, _ _ _ [C#] the moon seemed to smile on [F#] our love. _ _
[B] We vowed to be true to [F#] each other, _ _ that nothing could cause us [C#] to part. _ _
[F#] But we never once dreamed that [B] the future _ _ [C#] held only a [F#] broken _ _ heart. _
Then there came the night when [B] we _ parted.
_ [F#]
We quarreled as all [D#m]
[C#] sweethearts do.
_ _ [F#] And I learned what it was [B] to be jealous, _ when they [C#] told me our love [F#] was untrue.
_ _ She [B] told me she had always [F#] been faithful.
_ _ She swore that her love could [C#] not die. _ _
[F#] And then when I did not [B] believe her, _ [C#] she kissed me and told me [F#] goodbye. _ _ _
Oh, _ _ Malayo, _
[C#] _ _ _ Malayo. _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _
I found I had [B] falsely accused her, _
[F#] and went back to make her [C#] my bride. _ _ _
[F#] And there in the door [B] stood her mother. _ _ _
[C#] She told me my sweetheart [F#] had died. _ _
[B] I went in and knelt [F#] down beside her, _ and there in the hush of that [C#] room, _ _
[F#] I prayed that my maker [B] would take me _ [C#] and send my soul down [F#] to its doom. _ _
_ So now I have told you [B] the reason _ _ [F#] there's always a tear in [C#] my _ eye.
_ [F#] Through long weary years [B] I've repented, _ _ [C#] but I'm longing to lay down [F#] and die.
_ And [B] I wonder if I'll be [F#] _ forgiven _ _ when I face me master [D#] [C#] someday. _ _
_ [F#] And I wonder if I'll see [B] my sweetheart _ _ [C#] on that beautyful shore [F#] far _ away.
_ _ Oh, _ Malayo, _ _ [C#] _ _
Malayo.
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